Car-door.



PATENTED DEC. 8, 1903. i

E. J. LASHER.

CAR DOOR.

APPLIOVATION FILED Nov.r24, 1902.

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No. 746,109. A PATENTED DEC. 8,` 1903. B. J. LAS'HER.

GAR DOOR.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 8, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ELMER .TAY LASHER, OF JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORl OF ONE- THIRD TO PETER M. VANDENBURGH, OF JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK.

CAR-DOOR.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,109, dated December 8, 1903.

Application filed November 24, 1902. Serial No. 132,645. v(No model.) I

To all whom it may concern: n

Be it known that I, ELMER JA'Y LASHER, a citizen of [he United States, residingr atJohnstown, in the county of Fulton and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Car-Door, of which the following is a specifi? cation. v

This invention relates to that class of cars which employ, besides the usual main or sliding door, a supplemental or grain door.

One of the objects is to provide a structure of this character having a supplemental door that can be placed in the usual manner across the lower portionbf the doorway and when not wanted can be arranged upon the main door, Where it is completely out of the Way and occupies no space in the car. g

Another feature of the invention relates to the means for moving and locking this supplemental door, as well as fastening the main door, the entire mechanism being entirely practical and at the same `time exceedingly simple.

The preferred-embodiment oflthe invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings and is described in the following specication.

- It will be evident upon an inspection of the claims hereto appended that the structure set forth may be modified invarious ways. f In the drawings, Figure 1 isa side elevationF of a portion of a freight-car, showing the im# ver against movement.

The embodiment is shown as applied to anl ordinary car, of which 1 0 designates the side Wall and 11 the door-frame. It Will be observed that the inner portion of this frame is beveled outwardly, so that the inner end of Fig. 5 is a detail per` the doorway is slightly contracted, aswill be vclearly evident by reference to-Figs. 3 and 4.

The main door is designated by the refer# ence-numeral 12 and can be'supported inany suitable manner-as, for instance, `by the usual hangers 13, running upon a supportingtrack 14. This door is provided with a pocket 15 in its inner face formed by uprights 1,6, secured to theinner faces of the door at its side edges. The supplemental door is shown at 17 and is of substantially the usual height, the end edges being beveled to correspond to the beveled portions of the door-frame, so that said supplemental door will'snugly fit therein, with its inner face flush with the in-4 ner face of the car, as shown in Fig. 3. The

supplementaljdoor 17'is movablefrom its operative position within the doorfra'meinto the pocket 15 of the main door and is ar-l ranged to be locked in its operative position.

Means for effecting these several operations plemental door, projecting through cleats 25,' secured thereto, and being arranged to engage in sockets 26, formed in the door-frame. These bolts are also adapted to engage other sockets, 27, formed in the uprights 16 of the main door, when the supplemental door is 'seated inthe pocket 15. f

Journaled in a ring 28a,l arranged in the o guiar hollow or seat 35 to receive the angular stem 2l. This stem is provided in one face with a notch 36, arranged to receive the nib 37 of a dog 38, pivoted in a seat 39, formed in the shank, the outer end of the dog being preferably located exteriorly of the main door and having an offset thumb-piece 40. The dog is normally held in engagement with the stem by a coiled spring 41, arranged in the shank and bearing against the inner face of the dog. The actuating means for the stem consists in the present instance of a lever 42, pivoted at its lower end toa link 43, which is secured to the ears The upper end of this lever has an offset lug` 44, provided with a vertically-disposed opening 45 therethrough. Secured to the outer face of the main door, above the tru nion, is a bracket 46, having a boxing portion 47 provided with an opening 48, adapted to receive the lug 44, the inner end of which is arranged to project within the boxing, so that the opening 45 will aline with other openings, as 49, formed in the upper and lower en ds of said boxing. Through these alined openings is arranged to be passed a holding-pin 50, having a longitudinally-disposed slot 51,that receives the usual seal-wire, as 52. (Shown in Fig. l.)

The manner of actuating this mechanism is as follows: lVhen the supplemental door is used, it is projected to its operative position within the door-frame and locked by means of the bolts 24. This may be accomplished by moving the actuating-lever 42 inwardly and rotating the same, thus throwing the bolts to their projected positions. If it is desired to open the main door and leave the supplemental door in its projected position, it is only necessary to detach the shank from the stem by disengaging the dog, whereupon said shank may be moved outwardly, so that it is out of line with the outer face of the car. In fact, it may be entirely removed from the trunnion. The main door can thus be moved to one side of the doorway. Vhen the supplemental door is not wanted, the shank is engaged with the stem and the lever is rotated, thus withdrawing the bolts from their engagements with the door-frame, whereupon by drawing said lever outwardly the supplemental door is moved bodily from between the door-frame into the pocket of the main door. Said main door thus carries the supplemental door, and both may be moved together without interference. To lock the main door, the supplemental door is first locked, and the lever can then be sealed in the manner already described. Thus the locking means for the supplemental doorin like manner serves as a lock for the main door, for itwill be evident that said main door cannot be moved until after the movement of the actuatinglever- It is desired to call attention to the followingadvantages which this structnrepossesses: In the first place, the supplemental door when not wanted is completely out of the way and occupies no space in the car proper. When in its projected position, it is flush with the inner face oi' the car, and thus completely covers the sharp joints formed by the door-frame. The means for actuating the inner and locking both doors is'extrelnely simple, and it will be observed that the connection between the supplemental door and the main door constitutes actuating mechanism for moving not only the locking-bolts, but also the door itself.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages ot the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. ln a structure of the class described, the combination with a main door, of a supplemental door, and means for projecting the supplemental door, said means including a coupling detachably connecting the doors to permit the independent movement of the main door.

2. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a main door, of a supplemental door, a lock located upon one ot the doors, and means for actuating the lock, said means including a coupling detachably connecting the doors to permit their independent movements.

3. In a structure ot the class described, a doorway,a main door covering the entire doorway, a supplemental door covering a portion of the doorway, means carried by one door for locking the same, and a connection between the doors, whereby both 0f the doors will be held by the said locking means.

4. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door secured to the main door and movable to a projected position across the doorway, and actuating means carried by the main door and detachably coupled to the supplemental door for moving said supplemental door to said projected position.

5. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door secured to the main doorand movable therewith, means carried by the supplemental door t'or securing the same in the doorway, and actuating mechanism for the securing means, said actuating mechanism being attached to the main door and detachably connected with the securing means.

6. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door secured to the main door and movable to a IIO IIS

' forsecuring the supplemental door across the doorway, and4 common means for projecting the door and actuating the lock.

'7. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a maindoor, a supplemental door secured to the main door and movable to a.

projected position across the doorway, a lock for securing the supplemental door across the doorway, andcommon means mounted upon the main door for projecting the supplemental door and actuating the lock.

8. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door secured to the main door and movable to a projected position across the doorway, a lock for securing the supplemental door across the doorway, and common means mounted4 upon the main door foi-projecting the supplemental door and actuating the lock, said means also serving to hold the main door against movement. Y j

9. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door secured to the main door and movable to a projected position across the doorway, a lock for securing the supplemental door across the doorway, common means mounted upon the main door for projecting the door and actuating the lock, said means also serving to hold the main door against movement, and holding mechanism for fastening the actuating means against movement.

10. In astructure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door, and a shank secured to one door and slidable transversely of the other, whereby said doors are connected but are relatively movable.

11. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door,

' and a shank detachably fastened. to one door and slidable transversely of the'other, whereby said doors are connected.

12. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door, a stem-secured to the supplemental door, and a shank slidably mounted on the main door and detachably connected with the stem of the supplemental door.

13. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door, a stem secured to the supplemental door, a hollow shank-slidably mounted'on the main doora-nd detachably fitting over the stem,and a dog for securing the shank and stem-together.

14. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door, a stem secured to the supplemental door, a shank slidably mounted on the main door and detachably connected with the stem,and a le.- ver mounted on the main door and connected with the shank.

15. In a structure of the class described, a doorway, a main door, a supplemental door,

a stem secured to the supplemental door, a shank slidably mounted on the main door and detachably connected with the stem, a lever mounted on the main V`door and connected door, and actuating mechanism -for the locking means projectingthrough the outer or main door.

17. In astructure of the class described, the combination with a main door, of a supplef mental door arranged inside of the main door, locking means carried by the supplemental door, and actuating mechanism for the locking means, carried by the main door and pro'- jecting through they same, said mechanism having a detachable connection with the locking means.

18. In a structure of the class described, a door-frame, a main door, a supplemental door movable toward and from the main door and to a position in the door-frame, locking mechanism journaled on the supplemental door, 'and a shank slid'ably and rotatably mounted on lthe main door and detachablyconnected to the locking device.

19. In a structure of the class described, a door-frame, a main door, a supplemental door movable toward and from the main door andy to a position in the door-frame, locking/means journaled on the supplemental door and in-l cluding oppositely-projecting bolts aud a projecting stem, and a shank slidably and rotatably mounted on the main door and detachably connected to the stem ot' the .locking means.

20. In a structureol'rthe class described,the combination witha door-frame, of a main door, a supplemental door, locking means mounted.v on the supplemental door and arranged to engage the frame, a trunnion journaled. in the main door, a shank slidably mounted in the trunnion and engaging thel locking mechanism, and actuating means for the shank connected thereto and mounted in the trunnion.

21. In a structureof the classdescribed, the combination With a door-frame, of a main door, a supplemental door, locking means mounted on the supplemental door and arranged to engage the frame, a trunnion journalcd in the main door, a shank slid-ably mounted iu the trunnion and engaging the lock-ing mechanism, and an actuating-lever pivotally connected to the trunnion and attached to the shank.

22. In a structure ofthe class described, the combination with a door-frame, of a main door, a supplemental door, locking means mounted on the supplemental door and ar` ranged to engage the frame, a trunnion journaled in the main door, a shank slidably mounted in the trunnion and engaging the locking mechanism, an actuating-lever pivobally connected lo the t-runnion and attached to the shank, and a sealing device mounted on the ear and arranged to engage the lever to hold t-he same against movement.

I In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afxed my signature in I the presence of two witnesses. ELMER JAY LASHER.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. MEAD, FRANK SNYDER. 

